You can get a twelve point wrench at BAP.  Bring your bolt, as the sizing is
confusing, like they call a 6mm an 8 or vice versa.

The unit they sell is a peice of hex bar stock which is cut into a twelve
point on one end, so you put it into a socket to use it.  They are a bit
hard to use, since they tend to fall out of the socket (though they do
work).

If you want a real wrench, you need to go to Snap-On or MAC tools or one of
the other pro tool dealers.

At least in theory, the twelve points work better, giving the wrench a
better grip.

Karl Wolz

-----Original Message-----
From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: CV joint repair?

>Stuart;
>        Hmmmm.. I remember assembling an axle and splined stub on the
>work bench and trying to install it as a unit on my 86. Due to the
>suspension box and angle it would not GO IN! I had to separate them and
>put the stub in by itself.What year vehicles did you have success with
>this procedure?
>        I am glad you brought up the TORX thing. The new CV boot kit came
>with "cap bolts" that had twelve point bolts. Sears did not have anything
>that looked like that. Where do you get them. The 6mm allen did fit fine.
>
>Drive Safely & Good Luck
>Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe
>
>On Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:43:31 -0800 Stuart MacMillan
><stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM> writes:
>>Kenneth,
>>
>>Next time remove the transmission side cap screws, then remove the
>>brake
>>drum and flange (not always easy either) and tap out the splined stub
>>axle with a soft mallet
>>
>>Also, I have run into Torx type cap screws on CV joints, and an allen
>>wrench will almost always strip these out.  Just adds to the fun! Now
>>I
>>replace all the cap screws when I do the first CV replacement.
>>
>
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